Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-11
LONG SESSION.
Business from the Word Go, an d
No Lst-Up.
small SkiTmish = BetteriDg OF
the Fire Department.

1 ing Win DIS DOEOf III tue CAsAH onU So"oSi
men Healy, English, Stone, Brown, John
son, Buckridge, and Kenyon present.
From the number in the lobby at the be-
gigning Of the session it seemed that the city
must be well supplied with other attract
lens q as some of the leading questions were
sub-rosa booked or was Lot expected, at
| least, TO come up during that session. The
appearance of Councilman Stone was greet
ed with a series of hapdshakipg, owing &c
the fact that he had been too busy to lie In
attendance for some weeks. Councilman
Derby arrived before the clerk had finished
the reading of the minutes.
The reading of The report concerning the
vepor lights Mr. HeaIey objected TO stating
that the report as read was contract bind
ing the city to take three hundred lights
Some claimed that the city, by the con-
tract as drawn upon the report OF the conf
mittee, did not compel the city to take 300
lights, but no number less than that number.
Some thought that it was one-sided con-
tract favoring the city and not Mr. Gold
burg
Mr. Healy stated that the light was made
by the same company that made the
"blink ers" OF recent date used 10 the city,
and which were the light laughing-stock OF
the city; and finally the city gave all OF them
the e. b., with the accent on the 3D."
When the contract had been read. the city
attorney pronounced it all right for the city,
which caused Mr.. Healy to acq1iesce.
With the call for report Of public improve
ments, Mr.. Healy stated that he thought at
this season of the year the city ought to in
crease the street force. He said there was
more complaint about filed bitches than he
ever heard before In a lake in
the south part of the city a board was up an
nouncing the pond as Pat Healy's fish-pond,
and n A. English superintendent. There
are now twenty five men on street and n.ore
recommended.
Concerning Linwood park Mr.. Haley stated
that unless certain amount Of work was
done on it by the city by the 18th OF mex
April it would not De owned by the city. HI
considered it the finest park within five mile,
in fact, is a natural park and the city ought
to beautify it. The men who gave the part
expected the city to improve it some imme
diately.
| Mr.. Derby-I have never seen one dollar
flat the city could spend on it. believe we
ought to do something, however. l move
that we grade around the creek as a starter
on Improvements. The grading to be done
on the south side.
The motion carried.
| Mr.. Healey-My attention has beer
cslled to the CURLING and gutterine
On the west side Of MAR
street between Douglas and English, and
don't think it is being done according t.
contract have seen the top layer abou
one inch thick and it should be two inche:
tn ick. I welt down and saw the men work
ing and the boss was not there. l told then
it was not being done according to contract
Mr.. Mulvey, city engineer. stated that III
had not seen any OF the work done contrary
to contract.
The street commissioner was instructed t.
see to the drainage of the first alley west o.
Main, from Douglas avenue to First street
and Washington avenue from Third street tt
First street.
When the report Of gas committee WIS
called Mr.. Johnson said there was a differ
encs of opinion between the Schuyler com
pauy The city ought to bepaying $1,000 PEI
year for twelve lights, or $694 per month
per light, and the city has been paying SS.5;
per month. At the lower price he city ha
paid the Schuyler company $1,000 more thar
due them. At the last figure the city owe
the company near $500.
Mr.. Davis gave the Schuyler company
version of the contract. He thought tina
the contrsct called fer S1O0 per year fol
bi Is have been made out, and with the ex
ception of $500 now due has been paid. The
company could not do street Zig htiDg at thu
Sc "a per light. The first contract called FOL
lighting a ,cording to the Philadelphia timt
table giving fourteen moonlight nights dur
ing which the company would not give
the city lights aud tie other
nights Of the month would find thc
lights going all night The second contract
called for lighting every night.
Tne Tompson- Houston Company has beer
charging the same as the Schuyler Company.
That company, according to the IS "a per
month, ow the city s249.
Mr. Conway stated that the Tompson
Houston Company had bought from Mr. Hill
the lights at IS 33 per month and Mr. Hill:
contract, as he thought, called for that
They had made out bills in good faith al
- % nor month and IL WAS evilenr rha cit .
thought that was correct or the bills would
never have been paid.
| Mr.. Davis-Tbere seems TO be an opinion
that the Schuyler Company wants more than
il gives service for. The question is just
this: II you want moonlight schedule
we can give you that for Sc 81; il you wan;
every mig hit service We VIII give it to you for
the same price we have been getting IS g
per month
Mr.. Healy-I would take the moonligh,
schedule.
| Mr.. Davis-I would rather run sixteen
nights in the month for So 81 than every
night for - So.
| Mr.. English-I second Mr.. Healy's motion
| About the time the motion was ready for
voting upon the msyor sUgges'ed that g
special meeting should be had ard meet the
electric Ii. ht companies and discuss this
matter more fully
| Mr.. BuckrIdge-I ains in favor Of
paying any more than the contract calls FOR.
Mr.. Coaway-Which company do you re
fer TO!
Mr.. Buckridge-BJth